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Tag Archive: Germantown – Penn Knox

Northwest Detective Division is asking for the public’s assistance to identify and locate the suspect wanted for a robbery in Germantown – Penn Knox and Olney. Incident #1: DC# 15-39-023963 Det. Jefferson #9299 On Monday, March 30, 2015, at 9:25 am, an unknown male entered the Family Dollar Store located at 5200 Germantown Avenue and approached […]

Delvin Barnes is 37 years-of-age and was arrested on the 72XX block of Waterloo Street, Jessup, Maryland in reference to the abduction of Carlesha Freeland Gaither. Barnes is also wanted out of Charles City County on 6 Felony Warrants. Carlesha was located in good condition and has been reunited with her family. Original crime alert […]

Northwest Detective Division is looking to identify and locate two suspects who burglarized a Cricket Wireless Store in Germantown – Penn Knox. On August 29, 2014, at 3:04 am, two unknown males gained access to a Cricket Wireless store located at 5034 Germantown Avenue by forcing open a rear window. Once inside the suspects took […]

The Philadelphia Police Department is looking to identify the individual who burglarized the historical Bringhurst House in Germantown – Penn Knox.

On December 12, 2013, at 1:10 pm, and unknown male was captured on surveillance video gaining entry to the historical Bringhurst House located at 5448 Germantown Avenue buy breaking a side window. Once inside the suspect took two large silver serving trays, silver tea & coffee pot valued at $300. After taking the items the suspect fled on foot and was last seen on Germantown Avenue carrying a large black trash bag.

On December 11, 2012, at 11:20am, two unknown males were captured on surveillance video following the complainant, a 74 year-old-female as she was walking through the parking lot of Pathmark located at 176 West Chelten Avenue. Suddenly one of the offenders grabs the complainants pocketbook and both offender fled on foot west on Wayne Avenue. The same offender were captured on surveillance video at the same location hours before the incident.

On October 24, 2012, at 12:00pm, the complainant, a 19 year-old female, was riding the route K bus when an unknown male offender entered the bus and sat next to her and indecently assaulted her. When the complainant exited the bus at Green Street and Chelten Avenue the offender followed her to the 5500 block of Green Street where he pulled her into an alley. The complainant was able to escape from the offender and he fled on foot in an unknown direction.

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